1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,719 it from here. 2 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:16,840 » Let me return. 3 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:21,680 As long as they can hear us, that's fine. 4 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:25,199 » Okay. >> Be where it is. 5 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:27,439 » All right. >> All right. Lyn, do you mind reading 6 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:32,199 that? >> Yes. Okay. Okay, we're on resolution 7 00:00:29,199 --> 00:00:32,199 2026-07 8 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:39,680 pledge to practice and promote civility in the city of New Ellington. Whereas a 9 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:45,120 recent national survey found that 93% of Americans believe that incivility is a 10 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:49,920 problem with 68% of considering it a major problem and 74% believing that 11 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:53,920 instability is increasing in America. Whereas the city council of city of New 12 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:57,520 Wellington, the council, the governing body of the city of New Wellington, 13 00:00:55,360 --> 00:01:01,760 South Carolina, the municipality recognizes that robust debate and right 14 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:05,119 to self-exression as protected by the first amendment to the United States 15 00:01:03,199 --> 00:01:09,200 Constitution are fundamental rights and essential components of dem democratic 16 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:13,280 self-governance. Whereas the council further recognizes 17 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:17,360 that the public exchange of diverse ideas and viewpoints is necessary to the 18 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:21,439 health of the community and the quality of governance in the municipality. 19 00:01:19,759 --> 00:01:25,600 Whereas the members of council as elected representatives of the community 20 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:29,360 and stewards of public trust recognize their special role in modeling open, 21 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:34,720 free and vigorous debate while maintaining the highest standards of 22 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:39,600 civility, honesty, and mutual respect. And whereas in order to publicly declare 23 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:43,439 its commitment to civil discourse and to express its concern for the common good 24 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:47,680 and well-being of all of its residents, the council has determined to adopt this 25 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:50,960 resolution. Now therefore, be it resolved as follows. The city of New 26 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:54,320 Ellington pledges to practice and promote civility within the governing 27 00:01:52,479 --> 00:01:58,079 body. The elected officials of the council enact this civility pledge to 28 00:01:56,399 --> 00:02:01,759 build a stronger and more prosperous community by advocating for civil 29 00:02:00,079 --> 00:02:04,960 engagement, respecting others and their viewpoints, and finding solutions for 30 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:08,959 the betterment of the city of New Ellington. This pledge ensures all 31 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:13,520 communication, both spoken and written, to be honest, open, honest, and 32 00:02:10,879 --> 00:02:18,480 transparent. As this will is vital for cultivating trust and relationships. 33 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:22,319 This pledge ensures mutual respect to achieve municipal goals, recognizing the 34 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:26,640 patients, tolerance and civil are imperative to success. This pledge 35 00:02:24,640 --> 00:02:31,440 ensures opportunities for finding common ground and engaging in civil discussion 36 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:38,680 to seek solutions which while actively listening and thoughtfully participating 37 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:38,680 adopted in this radio meeting. 38 00:02:49,519 --> 00:02:56,160 on the next um page is the pledge. And if you don't mind, let's all just read 39 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:59,680 that together, please. That work. >> You want to do the motion first? 40 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:04,840 » Yes, let's do that. That's a good idea. I'm sorry. Do I have a motion to 41 00:03:04,879 --> 00:03:13,280 Do I have a motion to approve resolution 2026 42 00:03:10,319 --> 00:03:21,400 civility pledge? >> I'll make a motion to accept 43 00:03:17,519 --> 00:03:21,400 resolution 20-206-7. 44 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:28,720 » Do I have a second? >> Second. 45 00:03:26,879 --> 00:03:31,760 » Any discussion? All in favor? 46 00:03:32,239 --> 00:03:39,040 And I've passed out too. So 47 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:44,560 » I think just just you know from my viewpoint I was talking just so y'all 48 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:48,799 know you see so much going on at different community meetings and what we 49 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:53,760 want to do is we always want to be open transparent to where we don't get any 50 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:58,400 situations any situations. So we we don't get in one of those type things 51 00:03:55,760 --> 00:04:02,400 because we don't hide anything. We will have we will have a copy of this 52 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:06,879 put out in the front lobby as well as in here so everybody will be able to see it 53 00:04:04,239 --> 00:04:10,879 and all will be able to um pledge it every u meeting after after the pledge 54 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:14,080 of allegiance. [clears throat] >> Great. So, but today we're a little late 55 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:19,880 in doing that. So, if y'all don't mind, would you council max 56 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:19,880 pledge? 57 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:29,199 I pledge to build a stronger and more prosperous community by advocating for 58 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:34,080 civil engagement, respecting others and their viewpoints, and finding solutions 59 00:04:31,840 --> 00:04:37,080 for the betterment of the city of New Ed. 60 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:50,880 Well, it's normally we wouldn't do that, but if you'd like to say something 61 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:53,440 that >> Oh, yes, ma'am. We're gonna have it. 62 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:55,680 » Yes, ma'am. >> Thank you. 63 00:04:53,840 --> 00:05:03,360 » We'll also get it on our Facebook and throughout our day distribution. 64 00:04:59,919 --> 00:05:09,840 » Thank you for that suggestion. >> Oh, yes. Um, we do this at every 65 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:15,759 municipal association, too. So, this is good. All right. All right. Next on is 66 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:18,800 the approval of >> I'm gonna mess his name up. 67 00:05:17,759 --> 00:05:26,240 » Tish >> Travis contract for impact fee study. 68 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:36,960 » Right. You want to talk about that? >> Um what the uh contract is about is to 69 00:05:31,759 --> 00:05:42,560 um have Tisha Vice who is a very um good company in doing this. Um, I've 70 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:47,919 talked with two different companies and um, there there's several out there, but 71 00:05:45,280 --> 00:05:54,560 um, Advice is one of the top companies that can do this. They have done it, as 72 00:05:51,039 --> 00:06:00,240 you can see from the um, bios, they have uh, worked with a lot of company, a lot 73 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:06,000 of cities throughout uh, South Carolina. Um, I've talked with several um, town 74 00:06:03,280 --> 00:06:12,319 managers um, about them and about their experience with them. um had a 75 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:18,560 conversation over the phone with u teams with uh the mayor and mayor pro Tim in 76 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:22,160 there um with them as well as our attorney. [clears throat] 77 00:06:19,840 --> 00:06:29,840 Um they uh have a very good repertoire um 78 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:37,199 and know what they're doing. Um, this will what this will do basically is 79 00:06:33,199 --> 00:06:42,479 give us an opportunity to look at the types of developments that are 80 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:49,199 coming in and what that's going to do changewise to us to the new Ellington 81 00:06:45,199 --> 00:06:54,319 and to help us figure out what are those things that we need from from all that 82 00:06:51,840 --> 00:06:57,680 development and from the new people and the more people that are coming in. What 83 00:06:56,160 --> 00:07:01,520 is that going to do to our services? What is that going to do to fire and 84 00:06:59,280 --> 00:07:07,520 police and recreation? >> And [clears throat] do we need to expand 85 00:07:03,599 --> 00:07:10,994 those services? Do we need to um you know, we we're going to look at a police 86 00:07:09,599 --> 00:07:13,840 station? How much is that [clears throat] going to cost? Are we 87 00:07:11,919 --> 00:07:17,360 going to increase recreation? How much is that going to cost? Are we going to 88 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:23,199 need to look at providing those services or add to those services? So, that type 89 00:07:21,199 --> 00:07:29,520 of thing instead of putting it all on the taxpayers, the the people already 90 00:07:25,759 --> 00:07:33,840 here making um a development fee where the developers or the people that coming 91 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:37,599 are coming in pay a portion of that instead. 92 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:41,680 » Um so that's something that this impact fee possibly and towns all over South 93 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:45,840 Carolina are doing this and are looking at it now. 94 00:07:43,199 --> 00:07:50,479 » So um it is something that we need to look at. Um 95 00:07:48,319 --> 00:07:54,800 » don't know what it's going to do for us. We don't know exactly what the the end 96 00:07:52,479 --> 00:08:00,479 result's going to be, but it's certainly going to be something that we have to 97 00:07:57,599 --> 00:08:05,520 look at. And um so that's that's where we are. And um that's the contract, 98 00:08:04,479 --> 00:08:12,000 that's the [clears throat and snorts] what they've provided us for what um 99 00:08:09,290 --> 00:08:16,319 [cough] for us to do that. And uh I think that it's going to be and I 100 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:21,599 basically put it in the budget for us for this year too. So um 101 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:27,840 » have we not had one before? >> No, 102 00:08:23,759 --> 00:08:33,120 » not this not this not this time. >> This has never been 103 00:08:28,879 --> 00:08:35,839 » not this one. We've never done this. >> But a lot of towns are doing this. 104 00:08:34,959 --> 00:08:41,039 » Yes. >> Because of the growth in South Carolina 105 00:08:39,279 --> 00:08:45,760 right now. are one of the fastest growing states right now if not 106 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:49,920 » we are the fastest actually. Yeah. >> And that was one of the topics down 107 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:52,800 there too. Yes. Everybody was doing 108 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:56,160 » we actually there was a lot of conversations going around about this 109 00:08:54,399 --> 00:09:02,600 during our meeting at the municipal association this week that me and Elvara 110 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:02,600 and Geneva were at. 111 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:11,279 » All right. We'll have a motion to approve the 112 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:17,120 contract for the impact fee study. >> I make a motion to approve the contract 113 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:20,760 um for the impact um study. >> Do I have a second? 114 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:28,601 » Any discussion? All in favor? 115 00:09:26,581 --> 00:09:28,601 [cough] 116 00:09:30,560 --> 00:09:39,440 Next zone is approval to have the retail strategies data updated. Uh cost is 117 00:09:36,560 --> 00:09:42,480 $7,500. >> All right. When talk to us, 118 00:09:40,959 --> 00:09:48,240 » you all remember this. [clears throat] You all did the retail strategies a 119 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:52,880 number of years ago. This is um the last data that you've received was in 20 from 120 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:58,160 2021. That data unfortunately is out of date. 121 00:09:56,080 --> 00:10:03,120 » Yeah. um doing that. It's amazing how much 122 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:09,440 that data is really out of date. >> Um so I have been talking um with retail 123 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:15,040 strategies and for this amount we can get an updated amount this all that 124 00:10:12,560 --> 00:10:22,160 material that you received basically all that material updated just with all of 125 00:10:17,279 --> 00:10:26,320 the new data um all the new uh the the materials that you've received just 126 00:10:23,680 --> 00:10:31,519 all of that updated. Uh now she did mention that if you wanted to go deeper 127 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:37,760 dive and really jump into it and get more um 128 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:41,680 basically another academy type thing. Um you know she mentioned that she didn't 129 00:10:39,519 --> 00:10:45,837 know how many new people we had on it and I said well I'm not sure we that in 130 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:48,399 the budget this year. She never [clears throat] did get back with me on 131 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:52,880 that to see exactly what the cost would be. Um I'm not really [clears throat] 132 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:57,040 sure that we're really ready to go ahead and do that this year. I think really 133 00:10:54,880 --> 00:11:00,079 need this data to see where we are and to kind of figure out 134 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:04,240 » um >> what 135 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:09,519 » yeah what other um commercial properties you know commercial aspects could be 136 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:13,360 helpful um this would also help um some of the developers that are that are 137 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:21,040 looking at our area as well >> yes absolutely um we did this actually 138 00:11:16,560 --> 00:11:27,200 it was me Alvara and went to reg strategy so we could actually share the 139 00:11:23,279 --> 00:11:31,600 information um when we >> and we could up, you know, show you the 140 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:35,519 information we got, but now all that information that we got there and the 141 00:11:33,279 --> 00:11:40,399 training we got there and basically it was training to go out and reach out to 142 00:11:38,079 --> 00:11:45,600 these businesses that we wanted and and just really um promoting your town, 143 00:11:43,839 --> 00:11:49,440 which is what we've been doing. And I'm gonna tell you, after doing retail 144 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:54,560 strategies, I mean, look at the things that happened. We were, you know, we 145 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:57,920 identified what our our residents said they wanted to see come into our town. 146 00:11:56,640 --> 00:12:02,000 You know, when we were walking the streets and we were campaigning and even 147 00:11:59,839 --> 00:12:06,560 after when we had town hall meetings, some of the things that people were 148 00:12:03,519 --> 00:12:14,320 saying, we need a hardware store, we need a bank, we need a um you know, they 149 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:19,120 want more food in um they they wanted um an automotive. We now have [cough] 150 00:12:16,883 --> 00:12:22,320 [clears throat] the virtual teller. The full select bank will come in [snorts] 151 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:27,200 the future, but at least we got the virtual terrorist, so we had banking in 152 00:12:24,399 --> 00:12:32,399 our town again. Um, we were able to take the old um Popeye's, which is now where 153 00:12:30,959 --> 00:12:38,480 the virtual teller is. >> The old KFC um that was falling down is 154 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:42,160 now O'Reilly. >> We have an Ace Hardware in our shopping 155 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:47,360 center. >> Um we have um 156 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:51,600 I mean, we have a couple new restaurants. We have a new gun store. 157 00:12:49,839 --> 00:12:57,200 Let me I don't I don't even know what all we've got. We've got um Atomic City 158 00:12:54,399 --> 00:13:01,600 Billyards is turning into a Joyful Cafe, which will be more of the home 159 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:05,920 homecooked meal type thing. So, a lot's going on in the town. And I have to say, 160 00:13:03,680 --> 00:13:13,279 I think this right here when we did retail strategies, it really helped us 161 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:17,760 to identify and it also gave us contact information 162 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:20,800 for those places that we wanted in our So, um, [clears throat] we've changed a 163 00:13:19,680 --> 00:13:26,480 lot >> since we did this. So, I I I can't wait 164 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:30,959 to see the difference in what we what we've got here. Um, because they not 165 00:13:28,639 --> 00:13:35,519 only study just our area, but what we can attract outside of New Wellington in 166 00:13:33,519 --> 00:13:41,519 the winter and the Jackson area and all that to come together, right? So, um, so 167 00:13:38,560 --> 00:13:46,720 anyway, um, I think I think that most of you seen the impact that that retail 168 00:13:43,519 --> 00:13:51,360 strategies helped us get in this town and they were great to work with. You 169 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:54,399 could call them. I mean, are they still willing to take our phone calls as 170 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:57,120 they're doing this update? >> I think so. 171 00:13:55,200 --> 00:14:03,760 » They're so nice. I know if we called them, they would do it. So, um, so yes. 172 00:14:00,560 --> 00:14:07,519 So, anyway, that's my two cents worth on that. 173 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:12,720 Did you want to anything to that because you did that um program too. 174 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:21,440 » Yes. And what I like about it, they gave us the um data say like for our region 175 00:14:17,519 --> 00:14:26,639 um say like we want to um for straight cut what what the haircut place just 176 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:30,480 different restaurants they are located. Yeah. They're available that we can 177 00:14:28,399 --> 00:14:34,800 actually contact them. We have a book the number and everything. So it's not 178 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:40,320 nothing that we got to reinvent the wheel. They got everything there. It It 179 00:14:36,959 --> 00:14:46,880 is helpful because when we went I was amazed and um say like a lot say when 180 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:51,040 you go to the um gym when you come out the gym you want to go to grocery store 181 00:14:49,199 --> 00:14:56,000 go get your haircut and that's why all these businesses lined up like that 182 00:14:53,120 --> 00:15:00,160 because that's what people look for when they're [clears throat] um everyday 183 00:14:57,519 --> 00:15:03,279 thing when when they want to um do something. They don't want to go way 184 00:15:01,519 --> 00:15:06,480 over here to go over there. They want everything right there 185 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:10,160 » and we don't want them to go anywhere. We want them to stay in our community. I 186 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:15,440 think one of the biggest things about this right here though is once they 187 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:20,560 completed all this data for us, I was able to take this and give it to the 188 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:25,199 realators that I knew had property here that they were trying to sell. Like for 189 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:31,600 instance, the shopping center, it was not um it had been on the market for a 190 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:37,315 really long time [snorts] and but they weren't pushing it. I I actually um know 191 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:42,000 um I had worked before alongside [cough] [clears throat] the guy who was um over, 192 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:45,040 you know, leasing that property and trying to sell it. And let 193 00:15:43,865 --> 00:15:50,480 [clears throat] me tell you, he had just quit because nobody's interested. I um 194 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:58,000 was able to give this information to him, ask him to go back one more time 195 00:15:54,320 --> 00:16:03,199 and just take this information um that that they had done for us with this with 196 00:16:00,639 --> 00:16:07,279 this document and others and then tell him what we were seeing already with the 197 00:16:05,759 --> 00:16:12,079 developments that were becoming interested us in the beginning and he 198 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:17,440 put it back on the market and instantly we had somebody ready to purchase that. 199 00:16:14,639 --> 00:16:21,440 So, um it helped us in other [cough] too. Um, is doing that shopping center. 200 00:16:20,079 --> 00:16:24,959 I mean, there's still a lot of work to do at that shopping center, but we have 201 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:32,079 a new owner and there has been some progress there. 202 00:16:27,839 --> 00:16:37,519 » All right. Um, so moving on. So, do I have approval 203 00:16:33,759 --> 00:16:42,161 to do I have a motion to approve retail strategies data updated at the cost of 204 00:16:40,079 --> 00:16:44,240 $7,500? [clears throat] 205 00:16:42,639 --> 00:16:49,560 » I'll make a motion. >> Okay. 206 00:16:45,519 --> 00:16:49,560 And do I have a second? 207 00:16:51,360 --> 00:17:00,320 » Any discussion? All in favor? 208 00:16:56,399 --> 00:17:06,480 Unanimous. Thank you. Okay. And last for new business is the 209 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:12,319 first reading of ordinance 2026-04, the approval of code of ordinance. 210 00:17:09,839 --> 00:17:18,319 » Lyn, thank you so much for working so hard on that. No, 211 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:22,760 » very deep. Yes, [snorts] >> it was a lot of hours. Um, 212 00:17:23,039 --> 00:17:29,977 like I said, of course, you know, this has to go through two readings. Um, we 213 00:17:27,199 --> 00:17:35,280 will put this on the website. Um, [clears throat] there's a lot of changes 214 00:17:31,360 --> 00:17:40,880 in the ordinances. Um, just updates that need to be updated. uh things that had 215 00:17:37,919 --> 00:17:43,520 to be updated because it's been a lot of years since some of them have been 216 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:46,240 updated. >> Yes, it has. 217 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:53,039 » Some of them unfortunately are not completely updated. Um as I was telling 218 00:17:49,600 --> 00:18:00,799 um Miss Alvara and Jeff and Carter earlier that uh we not quite completely 219 00:17:57,440 --> 00:18:06,400 there yet. Some of them are so involved we've had to change. we've had to 220 00:18:04,692 --> 00:18:10,640 [snorts] we got to we've got to really delve into them and and do write some 221 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:17,200 new ordinances and we just did not have time to do some of those. Um so some of 222 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:23,919 them are still a little antiquated. Uh sewer the sewer um ordinance is one. 223 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:30,320 The building codes is still another one that we're having to some of it is 224 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:34,000 updated but not all of it. Um, and the parks recreation is another one 225 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:41,039 that really needs to be updated. There's a few in there that need to be tweaked 226 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:47,120 as well, but um, for the most part, a lot of it got updated and changed. So, 227 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:53,360 um, we just needed to get this completed with this company and then we will start 228 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:58,799 updating ordinances um to and then we'll send it back off to the company and and 229 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:59,919 have them redo it and update it as it as we go. 230 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:07,120 » Okay. >> As each ordinance gets updated, but um 231 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:14,240 still it's it's a lot that uh that had to be changed and and done. 232 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:18,000 And saying that, what what timeline we um looking at um since we got 233 00:19:16,743 --> 00:19:23,679 [clears throat] the meat of it already done, what timeline um remaining for the 234 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:28,640 other couple of them? What we >> um the S ordinance may take a couple of 235 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:30,880 months because we've got I've got the engineers actually [clears throat] 236 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:34,799 looking at that. That's going to take us a little while to get those kind of 237 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:38,080 figured out. There's a few things we want to add to that. 238 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:42,559 Um the building code one, um there's some 239 00:19:41,039 --> 00:19:46,000 things we got to double check with the county on to make sure that we're doing 240 00:19:44,559 --> 00:19:49,760 everything >> that's the same as that what theirs is. 241 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:52,880 So we got to make sure that we've got those right. 242 00:19:51,120 --> 00:19:58,160 » Um the others [clears throat] are are just tweaking and just changing up. So 243 00:19:56,000 --> 00:20:02,880 » but we've got to get this one all the way through its second reading and done 244 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:07,120 first. So after that, you know, hopefully by December we'll at least 245 00:20:04,559 --> 00:20:09,200 have some things done. >> All right, 246 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:13,280 » sounds good. >> Come a long ways. 247 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:16,960 » Now, Lyn, do you need to read this? >> Just by title. Just do by title only. 248 00:20:15,679 --> 00:20:21,120 » Okay. >> And I can I can I'm okay to just go and 249 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:24,320 do that by title or do I need to have a vote to 250 00:20:21,679 --> 00:20:26,960 » You still have to do it by um motion, second by title only. And we'll 251 00:20:26,829 --> 00:20:33,240 [clears throat] >> do I have a motion to read by title only 252 00:20:29,679 --> 00:20:33,240 ordinance 2026-04. 253 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:38,880 I'll make a motion to read by title only. Do I have a second? 254 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:44,360 » I'll second. >> Any discussion? 255 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:44,360 All in favor? 256 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:53,600 Ordinance 2000-26 2026, excuse me, 4. an ordinance 257 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:57,679 enacting a code of ordinances for the city of New Wellington, South Carolina, 258 00:20:55,360 --> 00:21:01,919 revising, amending, restating, codifying, and compiling certain 259 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:08,840 existing general ordinances of the city of New Wellington dealing with subjects 260 00:21:03,919 --> 00:21:08,840 embraced in such code of ordinances. 261 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:30,120 Do I have a motion and first reading to approve um ordinance 2026-04 262 00:21:25,919 --> 00:21:30,120 approval of code of ordinance? 263 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:41,520 I make a motion to approve the um ordinance 2026-04 264 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:46,740 for the code or >> do I have a second? 265 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:49,280 » Second. [clears throat] 266 00:21:47,039 --> 00:21:52,760 » Any discussion? All in favor? 267 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:59,840 All right. And that is all for new business today. So, we're going to look 268 00:21:58,159 --> 00:22:05,960 at some updates. Let's start with administration. 269 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:05,960 Okay. Um 270 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:15,120 the uh final title searches are being still worked on uh for the demo project, 271 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:21,200 but I think there's just a few more left. Um we're also waiting on commerce 272 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:25,039 to clear uh the environmental review. And so once that's done, we'll be ready 273 00:22:23,120 --> 00:22:29,760 to notify property owners and move forward for that project. So, we're just 274 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:34,159 kind of waiting on a couple of things and then hopefully property owners will 275 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:39,520 start getting notified for those. >> I have a question with that. Have we had 276 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:41,280 any of the property owners contact us? >> We've had a few. 277 00:22:40,559 --> 00:22:46,080 » Oh, okay. >> Yeah, we've had a few. Um, I've actually 278 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:51,440 been in contact with one property owner that's been very very helpful in trying 279 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:55,280 to because they want certain they want a couple of the um, mobile homes that are 280 00:22:53,679 --> 00:23:00,240 on theirs that they on their property that they don't own and they're trying 281 00:22:56,960 --> 00:23:06,880 to get they want to get rid of them. So, >> so with that being said, 282 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:12,799 um, how many that we need to go ahead on and start? How many property owners 283 00:23:10,159 --> 00:23:18,240 approval do we have need to have in order for us to start with the demo? 284 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:25,840 » Well, uh I'm not really sure. They'll probably um seek at least probably 285 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:28,880 » three or four at least, maybe six. >> Okay. 286 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:31,919 » To get a contractor to actually start a demo 287 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:34,400 » for that because I have to um bid it out. 288 00:23:32,799 --> 00:23:38,000 » So, I'm not really sure how many that would do. They would do. kind of got to 289 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:43,440 do it in phases. >> I guess it kind of depends on how many 290 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:47,120 they [clears throat] think they can get. >> Um 291 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:50,960 you may have seen some updates here at city hall recently. Um 292 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:54,480 » we're working on a little beautifification along with 293 00:23:52,480 --> 00:24:01,360 fortification to the front area of the building. Um we're also and thanks to 294 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:06,799 our public works department for helping out with that. Uh we're also checking 295 00:24:04,159 --> 00:24:12,400 into several possible requirements for the building to be updated. So stay 296 00:24:08,799 --> 00:24:17,200 tuned for that. Um there's also going to be some new signage going up um to 297 00:24:15,279 --> 00:24:20,159 assist the flow of traffic coming into the parking lots. So look, 298 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:21,039 » that's what that big sign out there is for. 299 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:25,360 » Yes. >> Okay. 300 00:24:23,039 --> 00:24:28,880 » Um I'm also waiting to hear back from lower Savannah Council Governments on a 301 00:24:27,120 --> 00:24:33,360 proposal to work with our planning commission on a draft of land 302 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:38,480 development regulations. This is another one of those things that we need to get 303 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:42,080 done going on for the developments and land development regulations is 304 00:24:39,919 --> 00:24:45,360 something that is um in our comprehensive plan, but it's not 305 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:49,120 something that it's something that's suggested in our comprehensive plan, but 306 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:54,320 we don't have one and it's something that we have realized we need 307 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:58,400 desperately here in Newton and we don't have one. We don't have it. So, um, 308 00:24:57,347 --> 00:25:01,760 [clears throat] uh, it will take a process of working on 309 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:06,880 those with the planning commission to prepare them for the approval from the 310 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:10,080 council. So, um, we'll be waiting I'm waiting to hear from them hopefully 311 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:14,640 within the next couple weeks to get a proposal from that and see how what 312 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:19,440 that's going to take and how that's going to go. 313 00:25:16,559 --> 00:25:24,400 We also have a new IT company um, that's been working with the city. Um, we're 314 00:25:22,559 --> 00:25:29,600 waiting on the re their recommendations for any new or updated hardware that is 315 00:25:27,279 --> 00:25:33,360 needed and our email migration which should be done within the next few 316 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:40,279 weeks. That company is Asset Technologies Group. 317 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:40,279 I think that's all I have right now. 318 00:25:41,120 --> 00:25:49,120 All right. Next up is um Oh, well, let me start with this. Thank you, Lyn, and 319 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:53,840 the team all for working on the ordinance so much. 320 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:57,440 and working to move this demolition forward. We appreciate all yall do. 321 00:25:55,840 --> 00:26:02,240 Thank you so much. >> Um, Chief Towns, 322 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:09,120 » good evening. How's everyone? >> Great. [clears throat] 323 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:16,000 » Um, just a couple notes. Um, so now, um, finally received some, uh, pretty good 324 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:20,960 updated, um, expected revenue from the tax assessor's office as far as from a 325 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:24,463 fire fee perspective. So, I think maybe Lynn might have mentioned last month 326 00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:29,840 that y'all would look and [clears throat] do a budget amendment 327 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:36,400 mid year or something like that. So, um I'm probably about $40,000 off on 328 00:26:33,039 --> 00:26:40,480 expected revenue to the good. Um so, if that if that does happen, there's um so 329 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:46,960 there's a couple line items and stuff that I'll do maximum amendments to. Um 330 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:52,400 last month, we received 132 calls for service. Um as normal medical is 331 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:57,279 definitely the bigger volume of that running at about 87% with 13% fire 332 00:26:55,200 --> 00:27:02,880 related calls and then a good thing is um on the tail 333 00:27:01,039 --> 00:27:07,760 end of what I just said initially about with the fire fees and [clears throat] 334 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:16,559 expect revenue we closed out fiscal year um 63026 by transferring a little over 335 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:20,640 $180,000 over into our contingency fund. Um 336 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:25,440 obviously the reason for that is uh the trucks that we paid off in the previous 337 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:31,039 years. [clears throat] Um but with the truck that we still have on order. Um so 338 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:34,320 that money was left in the debt service line item and it's just you know going 339 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:41,360 to get rolled over from budget year to budget year until um until that that 340 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:46,960 payment starts having to get paid. Um and then um we we'll use that to build 341 00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:52,960 and either buy our air packs or pay a big payment down on the on the truck 342 00:27:48,799 --> 00:28:01,039 itself. Um but the LGIP account that's in probably made about 15 $16,000 in re 343 00:27:56,399 --> 00:28:06,240 and interest uh last year. So it does it does pay off have that money in that LG 344 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:10,399 LG account. So and um obviously with what we just added to it this fiscal 345 00:28:08,159 --> 00:28:16,480 year be [snorts] even better. Quick update for me. Any questions? 346 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:22,960 » Yeah. Um when you say that um the revenue that was um a line item of 347 00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:29,120 $40,000 um and y'all have $180,000 348 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:34,720 being transferred. How much would that be going towards this um offline item 349 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:40,399 for the 40,000? the the 40,000 is when I when I gave her 350 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:44,640 anticipated revenue that we would bring in for this budget year, 351 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:47,520 » I'm on the low side of about $40,000. >> Okay. 352 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:51,679 » So, I expected our revenue, I think it was like 713, 353 00:28:49,679 --> 00:28:57,760 $723,000 >> based off of the the report that I just 354 00:28:54,640 --> 00:29:02,320 received uh from the treasures office. um with with this year being a new tax 355 00:29:00,799 --> 00:29:08,080 assessment year and everything, >> those fire fees should be around one 356 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:09,039 about 750 to 752 is what it's showing on the report. 357 00:29:08,799 --> 00:29:15,200 » Yeah. >> So that's why I'm saying um if we do if 358 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:19,840 we do that then I could up the up the revenue side which also would would 359 00:29:16,799 --> 00:29:23,200 would up some expenses that I can show. I already know I'm going to run over on 360 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:26,480 uniforms this year. We got behind on uniforms. 361 00:29:24,799 --> 00:29:30,640 » Not, you know, good thing is we've had influx of some new people coming in. A 362 00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:33,760 dress uniform we may wear two, three times a year, but I want everybody to be 363 00:29:32,159 --> 00:29:36,880 in one for our banquetss and that sort of stuff, you know, and unfortunately if 364 00:29:35,279 --> 00:29:41,440 we have to go to a funeral, >> head to toe, they're about 600 bucks, 365 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:47,760 » you know, stuff like that. So, and then the 180,000 that I'm talking about. So, 366 00:29:43,760 --> 00:29:53,279 we ended the um I try to close out the budget year with a specific dollar 367 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:59,760 amount every year. And that's easy for me to u basically track our expenses 368 00:29:56,799 --> 00:30:03,600 from December or excuse me from July to December, which is in our cold time of 369 00:30:02,399 --> 00:30:07,760 the year where we really don't get a whole lot of revenue. 370 00:30:05,039 --> 00:30:12,080 » Um our check may be there's a couple months it may be like $2,000. 371 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:17,679 And then um November will be probably around a 30 372 00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:21,360 to $40,000 check. >> And then December is where is the first 373 00:30:19,679 --> 00:30:25,360 good check that we'll get. Okay. >> So basically I have to carry money over. 374 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:29,919 You can't be at a zero balance. I have to carry money over for us to operate 375 00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:33,760 off basically almost seven months. >> But I use that number I get back down 376 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:37,600 through our historical data and what we have spent through the years. I know 377 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:41,279 what we need to have come June 30th to carry me through say December 1st. 378 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:46,000 » Right. Okay. [snorts] >> So 379 00:30:43,279 --> 00:30:51,200 everything over that $300,000 I transferred over into our LGPI account, 380 00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:54,480 our contingency account. So, one, it's sitting there. Main thing is, so it's 381 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:56,159 making us money. So, our money is making us a little bit of money. 382 00:30:55,520 --> 00:31:00,960 » Good. >> And then we we would just use it and 383 00:30:58,320 --> 00:31:03,600 keep building. We've never had a savings account or whatever you want to call it, 384 00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:06,880 a contingency fund or whatever. We've never really had a savings account or 385 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:10,799 anything like that. If you didn't have it operating money right then and there. 386 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:16,320 So, you know, if we was to lose a motor in a truck that's say 75 $80,000, 387 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:19,919 » we would have had to go buy, you know, borrow money to to be able to replace 388 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:22,640 the engine, you know. a motor in one of fire trucks or 389 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:26,080 something like that. >> We've got good insurance, but if we lose 390 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:28,799 one and it's totaled out, they're only going to pay so much back on that truck, 391 00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:32,880 » right? >> So, you know, so that's the reason why I 392 00:31:30,159 --> 00:31:36,640 want to build that contingency fund for unfortunately a rainy day. And we've got 393 00:31:35,279 --> 00:31:40,240 air packs that we'll have to buy in about four years. 394 00:31:38,159 --> 00:31:44,720 » Um when we bought them in 2015, they were around $190,000. 395 00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:52,320 And um it's probably give or take right now 396 00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:56,720 probably about $275 to $280,000 now to buy the same. So what I'd love to do is 397 00:31:55,440 --> 00:32:00,000 be able to buy those and pay cash for them and not have to go back in debt or 398 00:31:58,480 --> 00:32:05,600 anything like that or not have to raise fire fees. So that's why anything we can 399 00:32:03,279 --> 00:32:09,519 do now to save a dollar at a time, you know, it just helps really push off any 400 00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:12,880 kind of rate increase. >> Great. 401 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:16,080 » Obviously growth is has has made growth in our areas, right? You know, y'all 402 00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:18,799 seen it inside city limits and I'm definitely seeing it 403 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:21,760 » within the whole fire district. >> So, growth in the area has been able to 404 00:32:20,880 --> 00:32:25,039 do that. That's correct. >> And that and have the revenue, the 405 00:32:23,840 --> 00:32:27,120 additional revenue. We haven't raised fire since 2018. 406 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:31,200 » That's correct. >> And and the only reason why I think we 407 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:35,440 would do anything like that now >> is and I've briefly mentioned that to 408 00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:39,200 y'all a couple of times before is if we were going to 409 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:43,360 » do a true paid staff fire department. >> Right. Right. 410 00:32:41,600 --> 00:32:47,279 So I question >> you did and that's good. 411 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:51,080 » Thank you >> chief. 412 00:32:47,679 --> 00:32:51,080 » Thank you chief. 413 00:32:51,572 --> 00:32:55,840 [clears throat] [snorts] 414 00:32:54,080 --> 00:33:01,200 » All right. >> And as far as county council goes, 415 00:32:58,799 --> 00:33:07,440 » um I don't know if y'all are receiving any. So um so this is the negative side 416 00:33:04,559 --> 00:33:11,679 of me saying that I'm like $40,000 under revenue. Um, I don't know if you're 417 00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:16,240 receiving any kind of phone calls or anything from disgruntled people yet 418 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:22,799 about they've, you know, I've seen this uh calculation or the tax assessor 419 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:27,840 letter or whatever. um they if if if an individual doesn't agree with the 420 00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:33,440 assessed value that's been uh applied to this new assessment, there is a a 421 00:33:31,039 --> 00:33:38,799 process that they can go through >> um to to uh basically um um what's the 422 00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:39,760 word I'm looking for? >> Yes. 423 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:45,919 » Appeal. >> Appeal it. Um you know um but if it 424 00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:50,399 hasn't, if I understand right, it's only it can only go up so much. So if it 425 00:33:48,159 --> 00:33:56,240 hasn't if it hasn't changed hands or if you haven't refinanced anything like 426 00:33:52,880 --> 00:34:00,320 that and you you know it's only going to the value is going to be assessed and be 427 00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:04,240 applied to the structure but yet it's only 15% 428 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:07,600 » the tax the tax revenue or the tax percentage that it can go up it's only 429 00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:11,839 going to go up so much on >> so um 430 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:15,359 I know we're getting a lot of it at the county side 431 00:34:13,280 --> 00:34:18,480 » and um so I don't know if y'all are seeing much of it yet or anything like 432 00:34:17,280 --> 00:34:21,679 or maybe they're just all going to the county not coming here because 433 00:34:20,399 --> 00:34:25,919 ultimately it was done by the county session just so if they are getting 434 00:34:24,639 --> 00:34:28,560 anything like that that's really where they need to go is up toward the county. 435 00:34:27,599 --> 00:34:29,919 » Okay. >> Thank you. 436 00:34:29,119 --> 00:34:33,159 » Okay. >> Yes ma'am. 437 00:34:33,753 --> 00:34:37,960 [clears throat] >> Chief Sman 438 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:45,359 got a few things to go over here tonight. Want to start tonight before I 439 00:34:43,119 --> 00:34:52,000 start going over everything else. I want to introduce Lieutenant Raphael Keles. 440 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:56,960 He started today. He's going to be covering our school resource officer 441 00:34:54,240 --> 00:35:03,280 position for the time being until we can fill that. Um he comes with a plethora 442 00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:08,240 of knowledge and experience. I'm going to let him introduce himself to the 443 00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:14,800 council. Just a quick little introduction. Again, I'm helpless. Um a 444 00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:19,119 little bit about me is have about almost six years in law enforcement. The last 445 00:35:17,119 --> 00:35:22,720 two and a half years I spent as an investigator with the A County Sheriff's 446 00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:27,920 Office. I specialized [snorts] in special victims, so all juvenile law as 447 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:32,240 well as internet crimes against children. I was also a crisis and 448 00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:35,240 hostage negotiator for the county as well. 449 00:35:36,079 --> 00:35:43,040 » Welcome to the team, sir. >> Thank you for joining us. Thanks for 450 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:49,119 definitely going to be a great asset again from previous meetings where we 451 00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:54,720 have gone forward with the internet crimes against children. Uh he's going 452 00:35:51,760 --> 00:36:00,880 to be heading that. So we're going to be proceeding with that. 453 00:35:57,680 --> 00:36:05,040 So since our last meeting on June 15th, we've 454 00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:09,119 conducted seven incident reports. I believe that's going to be a typo. That 455 00:36:07,040 --> 00:36:14,960 is a much lower number. I know for a fact we've gotten a lot more. Um, there 456 00:36:11,359 --> 00:36:21,040 have been 95 calls for service with 20 assisting other agencies, 45 citations 457 00:36:17,520 --> 00:36:24,400 issued, 23 warnings issued. Um, we can go ahead and up that arrests. We just 458 00:36:22,880 --> 00:36:28,079 made an arrest just a little while ago right before this meeting started. So, 459 00:36:26,079 --> 00:36:33,440 five arrests have been made. One collision report has been completed. 460 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:39,280 As we all remember, Cadet Andrews is at the academy. He will be there. He is at 461 00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:45,280 his halfway point as of this Friday. So we will be waiting his regulation set 462 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:53,440 for August 21st on four weeks from now on Friday. 463 00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:59,599 We have mentioned prior to a training with other smaller municipalities they 464 00:36:55,760 --> 00:37:04,880 can we have completed that um waiting to meet with them to make sure everybody is 465 00:37:01,680 --> 00:37:09,760 in agreement on the verbiage of that before we present it to our 466 00:37:06,720 --> 00:37:13,839 representative council bodies to move forward with that. Again, that's just 467 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:19,280 going to be for training within the county with these other municipalities. 468 00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:26,240 Um we're trying to get all that set forth because we're set to do firearms 469 00:37:21,839 --> 00:37:30,720 training with each other in September. >> Awesome. What um what class is he taking 470 00:37:29,520 --> 00:37:34,560 this week? >> So he is working on legals, too. 471 00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:37,680 » Yeah. So this is going to be >> that means he passed legal. 472 00:37:35,839 --> 00:37:44,599 » This is going to be one of the tougher ones and hopefully it's all downhill 473 00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:44,599 from here. 474 00:37:45,440 --> 00:37:52,240 Thank you. Thanks for that update. Thanks for all your hard work. Welcome 475 00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:56,400 to the team. We're so glad you chose me. Thank you. 476 00:37:53,680 --> 00:38:02,160 » I like your background. [clears throat] >> Great. Thank So, we're just gonna he's 477 00:37:59,680 --> 00:38:06,800 going to just be filling in as the SRO right now until 478 00:38:03,599 --> 00:38:08,320 » until we can find someone to place in that position. 479 00:38:07,839 --> 00:38:14,800 » Okay. >> As a set position. Um, again, he's going 480 00:38:12,720 --> 00:38:18,240 to just be covering that. >> Once we hire somebody to take that 481 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:19,200 position, he will be coming back to the road. 482 00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:25,200 » Okay. >> And we will be doing the rotation 483 00:38:21,839 --> 00:38:27,920 schedule better, more adequate coverage to our citizens. 484 00:38:27,119 --> 00:38:31,680 » Thank you. >> Yes, ma'am. 485 00:38:29,920 --> 00:38:37,200 » All right. Streets, roads, and sewer. Jason, what you got for us today? 486 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:40,800 » Uh, not a whole lot. Third project at sewer plant, the sprayfield project. 487 00:38:39,119 --> 00:38:44,720 They're they're checking along with it pretty well. They got the main trunk 488 00:38:42,160 --> 00:38:50,240 line in. Um right now they're doing the um valve feed lines. They're starting to 489 00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:55,040 run those um and putting all their I guess um valves and stuff in. There's a 490 00:38:53,440 --> 00:38:58,560 little hiccup on the ordering of the valve, so they had to go with a 491 00:38:57,040 --> 00:39:02,640 different company, but they got it all coming in. 492 00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:07,280 So we should be sitting pretty good out there before long. Um 493 00:39:05,839 --> 00:39:12,480 other than that, we did remove all the bushes and stuff around 494 00:39:09,440 --> 00:39:18,079 or community center up here. Um we'll put some sod around it. The bushes up 495 00:39:15,040 --> 00:39:22,480 there just want to hold up. Um just to try to make that look a little bit 496 00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:26,480 better and then that's about it start getting ready for 497 00:39:24,960 --> 00:39:34,000 football. Um I believe they're practicing up here today. Um having 498 00:39:29,760 --> 00:39:40,320 football down there. >> Thank you. Thank you so much. 499 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:44,079 All right. Um, uh, parks and directs. Do you have any 500 00:39:42,160 --> 00:39:50,079 updates on that, Lyn? >> I don't. Um, 501 00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:53,920 I know that she's been working with, um, football and everything, getting it 502 00:39:51,359 --> 00:39:57,040 ready. Um, and I talked to her last week, but I 503 00:39:55,839 --> 00:40:00,320 hadn't had it. I thought she was going to be here tonight, but I haven't talked 504 00:39:58,880 --> 00:40:03,440 to her today. >> First day of school. 505 00:40:01,599 --> 00:40:09,117 » Yeah, there's no telling. >> Yeah, there's no. All right. How How 506 00:40:06,400 --> 00:40:12,320 about the 75th anniversary celebration? [snorts] 507 00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:19,359 » Um I know that uh Brandy has sent out some uh email information to all the 508 00:40:15,359 --> 00:40:20,720 schools uh for the um logo contest that we've got going on. 509 00:40:20,320 --> 00:40:25,839 » Okay. >> I've also uh been talking to uh Linda 510 00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:31,280 Caldwell who works with our banner program and she's got a contact um at 511 00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:35,839 the Aken he's one of the Aken schools and he's 512 00:40:33,760 --> 00:40:42,000 art teacher and so I've got a contact there that I'm trying to um get some 513 00:40:37,599 --> 00:40:46,400 more information out to them too. Um so tried to just get the word out about it 514 00:40:44,320 --> 00:40:48,880 and uh so we're working on that part of it. 515 00:40:47,040 --> 00:40:50,880 » I do know she had several vendors sign up. 516 00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:55,359 » Yeah, we got a lot of vendors for the atomic city festival is coming in. 517 00:40:52,720 --> 00:40:59,760 » I've had a lot to me about it. So yeah, >> so they're they're coming in. 518 00:40:56,720 --> 00:41:02,760 » Oh yeah, >> tonight's 519 00:41:03,280 --> 00:41:08,240 we'll make sure we're going to [clears throat] have a meeting with 520 00:41:04,800 --> 00:41:11,599 Anyway, we've got that set >> because there's going to tell them how 521 00:41:09,359 --> 00:41:14,079 many more people that might not come to nothing and couldn't know a lot about 522 00:41:13,040 --> 00:41:16,160 the town, >> right? Yeah. 523 00:41:14,960 --> 00:41:19,280 » Be a lot of good information. >> Yeah, we're we're really willing to set 524 00:41:17,760 --> 00:41:23,359 that up anyway because that was part of the what we wanted to do at the festival 525 00:41:21,599 --> 00:41:25,520 was to do some of those >> those recordings and things. 526 00:41:24,720 --> 00:41:29,200 » Recordings. >> Awesome. 527 00:41:26,720 --> 00:41:32,480 » Wonderful. Um Chief, does um martial arts start back 528 00:41:31,920 --> 00:41:35,760 this week? >> Yes, ma'am. It starts back Thursday. 529 00:41:34,560 --> 00:41:39,760 Okay. >> If you haven't already, you know someone 530 00:41:37,760 --> 00:41:46,560 that wants to join our martial arts program here, it does start back up this 531 00:41:42,319 --> 00:41:49,920 Thursday at the community center at >> It begins at 5:30. 532 00:41:48,319 --> 00:41:56,319 » 5:30. Okay. >> And ends at 6:30. So, we do ask that 533 00:41:53,839 --> 00:42:02,480 when you come in, please remain as quiet as possible to allow the students to 534 00:42:00,079 --> 00:42:09,200 receive instruction. Again, they're are quite a few new 535 00:42:06,240 --> 00:42:13,280 » students in there. Give them the respect of being able to learn 536 00:42:11,359 --> 00:42:16,079 » again in that respect. >> You're getting some good participation 537 00:42:14,880 --> 00:42:21,839 in that. >> Absolutely. It was not only from a 538 00:42:19,760 --> 00:42:26,480 students aspect, but actually having the parents and grandparents show up and 539 00:42:24,400 --> 00:42:31,040 support those children as well. >> So again, you know, that was the only 540 00:42:28,480 --> 00:42:35,119 issue we ask that you turn all phones on silent when you come in there because it 541 00:42:32,720 --> 00:42:39,440 is a raction to those kids >> trying to learn that set of skills that 542 00:42:37,839 --> 00:42:45,280 they're being taught. >> We have kids not only from New Ellington 543 00:42:42,160 --> 00:42:51,359 but also in a coming here enjoying it. I suppose that is good. Finally rolls are 544 00:42:48,800 --> 00:42:58,720 reversing here. >> All right. Um and I think that is 545 00:42:54,720 --> 00:43:02,880 everybody. I um >> All right. I want 546 00:43:00,319 --> 00:43:06,880 » I didn't have anything for you all. anything. That's it. 547 00:43:04,480 --> 00:43:11,200 » I'll bring some updates next week. And only thing I want to say, I want to 548 00:43:08,640 --> 00:43:16,079 thank the city for allowing us to go to the municipal association this year. 549 00:43:14,160 --> 00:43:21,920 Thank you so much, Lyn, you and Maria, and what all y'all do. And I want to uh 550 00:43:19,680 --> 00:43:28,319 talk to when we was in the short meeting, I just was so excited to see 551 00:43:24,560 --> 00:43:34,640 the um the beautifification of our front um building right there. Thank for Lyn 552 00:43:31,520 --> 00:43:38,800 and Jason and all of them who was involved in that project. It looked very 553 00:43:36,800 --> 00:43:43,119 nice. That's just the beginning of what we got going on and I have some updates 554 00:43:41,440 --> 00:43:48,560 next meeting. >> Lyn, that email that we got um turnup 555 00:43:46,560 --> 00:43:52,720 seed, I talked to him about it, how the company who's doing our sewer, 556 00:43:51,040 --> 00:43:56,640 » can you mention that real quick? That email that we got that they wanted to 557 00:43:54,880 --> 00:44:00,000 use us. >> Oh, um 558 00:43:59,200 --> 00:44:05,440 case study. >> Yes, for the case study. 559 00:44:01,040 --> 00:44:10,079 » Um, yeah, we they want us the I think it's the not the Springfield, but the 560 00:44:08,240 --> 00:44:12,720 other >> I'm trying to remember which which 561 00:44:11,359 --> 00:44:18,640 project one of the projects that we we've got the RA project the um funding 562 00:44:16,240 --> 00:44:24,240 for. Um we are uh they want to use us as one of 563 00:44:21,839 --> 00:44:29,440 the case studies that they have in something that they're publishing or 564 00:44:25,839 --> 00:44:33,200 doing. Um so we We're honored for it and we're we're 565 00:44:31,839 --> 00:44:36,079 giving the information. The only problem is they've asked us for pictures and we 566 00:44:34,720 --> 00:44:40,720 don't really have anything to show them yet because it's not it's still in 567 00:44:38,319 --> 00:44:44,000 process. So we don't we won't really have anything until this fall late this 568 00:44:42,560 --> 00:44:48,560 fall before we'll have anything to show them. I don't think so. 569 00:44:45,680 --> 00:44:52,880 » Um we've asked her what do you want to get from us right now? 570 00:44:50,560 --> 00:44:56,079 » Um if we can send picture I don't know how soon they'll want all this 571 00:44:54,160 --> 00:45:00,000 information. So we're waiting to hear back from her on that. 572 00:44:57,520 --> 00:45:03,520 » Great. I ran into Justin at the municipal association and we were 573 00:45:01,839 --> 00:45:06,880 talking about that. So, thank you. Thank y'all for handling that and working on 574 00:45:05,359 --> 00:45:10,240 that. And again, thank y'all for allowing us to go. It actually was one 575 00:45:08,560 --> 00:45:14,160 of the best meetings that I have been to in the four years I've been 576 00:45:12,079 --> 00:45:19,359 » I've been going. So, it was very informative and all of that. It was very 577 00:45:16,319 --> 00:45:23,359 good. Um, we we sat through some long classes, let me tell [laughter] you. But 578 00:45:20,960 --> 00:45:27,440 it was good. It was really good. >> That's right. 579 00:45:25,040 --> 00:45:31,599 » Yeah. And um we'll share more at the next meeting. 580 00:45:29,200 --> 00:45:35,520 Do uh thank thank you. Thanks everyone for coming out. We appreciate you being 581 00:45:33,359 --> 00:45:39,200 here and participating and spending some time with us this evening. And you're 582 00:45:37,599 --> 00:45:44,480 welcome to stick around if you'd like to talk to one of us. And with that being 583 00:45:41,760 --> 00:45:47,760 said, do I have a motion to adjourn the meeting? I'll make a motion to adjourn 584 00:45:47,040 --> 00:45:50,079 the meeting. >> Do I have a second? 585 00:45:49,119 --> 00:45:56,960 » I'll second. >> Okay. Any discussion? All in favor? 586 00:45:54,960 --> 00:45:56,960 All 587 00:46:00,960 --> 00:46:07,960 right, y'all. Don't go anywhere. I got >> I'll get your sign, Dad. 588 00:46:04,960 --> 00:46:07,960 » Yep.